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>> obama. obama. >> but why? specifically why? >> i just don't like his ideas. i do not like what he does. and i think it's horrendous. >> i think it's a mindset, too, in regards to socialism. socialism is that people that government does for the citizens. and we have to get back to the values of we do and we make our own lives and our own future, not because of what government is giving us. so it's a simple -- socialism is a simple term. it's not something that's intricate in regards to the policies that he's making, it's a mindset that he's instilling in so many people in the population. so that's what socialism is. >> and i want to be able to create some feelings of support for sarah palin. i think she is a great leader. and i have to say in all due respect you guys who have been running our country for so long, you just can't seem to get it right. and i think we need a leader in the female gender to get the world turned around. we need to be on the committee. we need to run the committee. and sorry, guys, but you have goofed up too many times over the years.
>> obama. obama. >> but why? specifically why? >> i just don't like his ideas. i do not like what he does. and i think it's horrendous. >> i think it's a mindset, too, in regards to socialism. socialism is that people that government does for the citizens. and we have to get back to the values of we do and we make our own lives and our own future, not because of what government is giving us. so it's a simple -- socialism is a simple term. it's not something that's...
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did president obama help? >> we had a very good discussion, and at the highest levels, i had been assured by the united states leadership that the government of the united states remains committed to early implementation of the civil nuclear cooperation. there are some minor problems with regard to agreeing on the the processing dedication facilities that it mentioned. there are a -- they are not insurmountable, and in the next couple weeks -- couple of weeks, we can solve them. as far as the liabilities legislation, the indian cabinet has already approved the legislation and we will be going to parliament for that legislation that we require. dollars can i request everybody to please put their phones on the silent mode? thank you very much. >> i refer to your overstatement about the anniversary of the mumbai attack. this morning, the news from pakistan that the judge in the case there has seven formal suspect. your reaction to that, and you are not going from here to other heads of government. the will be a p
did president obama help? >> we had a very good discussion, and at the highest levels, i had been assured by the united states leadership that the government of the united states remains committed to early implementation of the civil nuclear cooperation. there are some minor problems with regard to agreeing on the the processing dedication facilities that it mentioned. there are a -- they are not insurmountable, and in the next couple weeks -- couple of weeks, we can solve them. as far as...
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we just talked to the secretary about copenhagen and the efforts they will put forth their, the obama administration. what did you hear? >> i think they have decided to have a real full-court press in copenhagen. they are sending five cabinet members, including secretary to end five senior officials over their to make the case said, even had the legislation not been enacted yet, the united states is aggressively acting to reduce emissions abroad and at home. >> what would hisol
we just talked to the secretary about copenhagen and the efforts they will put forth their, the obama administration. what did you hear? >> i think they have decided to have a real full-court press in copenhagen. they are sending five cabinet members, including secretary to end five senior officials over their to make the case said, even had the legislation not been enacted yet, the united states is aggressively acting to reduce emissions abroad and at home. >> what would hisol
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announced that president obama is going to copenhagen to try to get a jump-start to these negotiations. given that the white house has yet to act on climate skhange there's bitter partisan opposition, what kind of inroads do you think the with the can make? >> i think the intent is first to show the united states is very serious about the energy and climate issue, number one. number two, copenhagen, as president rasmussen has said, since congress won't be able to address the energy and climate bill until after copenhagen that it's a framework for all countries -- let me say that he proposed you expect going in, a framework that will say this is our goal, this is going to be towards a lelie binding treaty. we're not going to get there in copenhagen but this is the step we need to take in order to get there. the good news is there's a lot of motion going on and i am encouraged that a lot of countries are beginning to say, considering where we were five years ago and beyond, things are looking very positive. >> mr. secretary, the white house on wednesday also announced that it would offer
announced that president obama is going to copenhagen to try to get a jump-start to these negotiations. given that the white house has yet to act on climate skhange there's bitter partisan opposition, what kind of inroads do you think the with the can make? >> i think the intent is first to show the united states is very serious about the energy and climate issue, number one. number two, copenhagen, as president rasmussen has said, since congress won't be able to address the energy and...
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both prince albert and president obama are scheduled to attend. but as the president and the prince prepare to lobby for lower greenhouse gas emissions, questions about global warming science continue to glab headlines. in the wake of leaked emails, you senator has called for an inquiry into u.n. climate change research. prince albert has investigated the impact of global warming with personal ex pe dish ons. earlier this year, he took a tour of ant artica and made a trek to the north pole. in 2006, he founded the prince albert ii of monaco foundation to support projects on renewable energies. combating the loss of universal access to clean water. among his many honors, prince albert the ii has won the teddy roosevelt medal on his work. a passion for nature apparently runs in his family. according to the national press club archives, prince albert's great-great grandfather spoke here nearly a century ago in 1913 about his studies. the "washington post" reported prince albert i was, quote, the first ruler of europe to deliver a message to the press
both prince albert and president obama are scheduled to attend. but as the president and the prince prepare to lobby for lower greenhouse gas emissions, questions about global warming science continue to glab headlines. in the wake of leaked emails, you senator has called for an inquiry into u.n. climate change research. prince albert has investigated the impact of global warming with personal ex pe dish ons. earlier this year, he took a tour of ant artica and made a trek to the north pole. in...
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the other issue is with president obama. his decision to hold off on deciding whether or not to send troops to afghanistan, it seems that his timing to do that on tuesday is such that he can hopefully maybe, for one reason, hold the congress politically in his grasp in order to have a card to deal with, but to mention passing health care bill or some version of it. it could also probably be that maybe he might even be convinced that the health bill will not be that much good, he might set afghanistan as a priority over the health care bill. i would appreciate your comments on that. thank you. host: is there any brokering going on? looking at the troop levels in afghanistan and what make -- what might make republicans happy? guest of -- guess what it is interesting, republican lawmakers are the biggest supporters of president obama's sending of more troops to afghanistan. democrats are much more skeptical. the big piece of leverage that democratic lawmakers have over the president is that they control the purse strings. they
the other issue is with president obama. his decision to hold off on deciding whether or not to send troops to afghanistan, it seems that his timing to do that on tuesday is such that he can hopefully maybe, for one reason, hold the congress politically in his grasp in order to have a card to deal with, but to mention passing health care bill or some version of it. it could also probably be that maybe he might even be convinced that the health bill will not be that much good, he might set...
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newt gingrich should be speaker gingrich and obama should be president obama. one way to lower the animosity is to have a more civilized debate. people have feelings. is should the governor sarah palin, president obama. host: scott, on the democrats' line is our last call here. caller: happy holidays. i would just make it two points rather than three because we are running short on time. guns, conservatives want to run on that -- you are hypocrites. you tell us to support the laws that we have, yet we saw dick cheney a few years ago out of doing an illegal act and he shot someone in the face. it was a crime to hunt without a license so he shot one while committing a crime. we let him get away with it. most people who do not know the laws are prosecuted. ignorance is no excuse. guest: i am familiar with the incident. i'm sure that the guy he shot in the face has his own opinion about the incident as well. the nra as a kind of my firm, so you should know that i am in favor of the second amendment and private ownership of guns. i did not think that republicans or
newt gingrich should be speaker gingrich and obama should be president obama. one way to lower the animosity is to have a more civilized debate. people have feelings. is should the governor sarah palin, president obama. host: scott, on the democrats' line is our last call here. caller: happy holidays. i would just make it two points rather than three because we are running short on time. guns, conservatives want to run on that -- you are hypocrites. you tell us to support the laws that we have,...
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i am honored president obama's nomination and for timothy geithner for recommending me. i am grateful to my family for the strong support for encouraging me to apply myself to public-service. my parents are not able to be with me today but i would like a recognize them -- i would like to recognize them. they came to this country many years ago. they went as far as to name each of their sons after great american leaders. i proudly carried the middle name after an earlier leader from illinois. i welcome the opportunity to serve our country and to join a talented team at the treasury department. i have worked over 25 years in the imf. i have gained experience in dealing with the full range of international issues during the 1980's. i was involved in the efforts to deal with the latin american crisis. during the 1990's , i worked with asian countries grappling with their own crisis. i have returned to latin america at another difficult time. most recently i led the team preparing the imf's economic outlook report. i have been involved in trying to respond to the recent crisi
i am honored president obama's nomination and for timothy geithner for recommending me. i am grateful to my family for the strong support for encouraging me to apply myself to public-service. my parents are not able to be with me today but i would like a recognize them -- i would like to recognize them. they came to this country many years ago. they went as far as to name each of their sons after great american leaders. i proudly carried the middle name after an earlier leader from illinois. i...
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michele obama is stretching the boundaries of being a first lady. she is a modern woman, very adept at being a mother as well as being a first lady, champion causees and she will improve in the role of women overall in terms of her professional nature. she was a working mom before she came to the white house. a different experience. i look forward to seeing where she takes it. >> is very woman out there right now who you see as the next politician presidential nominee? >> as a woman is hard to say. on the republicans' side we have women moving up the channel -- women running for governorship, a way station for the presidency. it is too early to tell but they have to build substantial credentials, they have to do public service and they have to be sophisticated in terms of dealing with the media. >> you have come a long way maybe. is this a stutter start? have you seen a true emergence of the female presidential candidates? >> not yet. women have a long way to go not only in terms of how we deal with each other competitively, how we expect the media
michele obama is stretching the boundaries of being a first lady. she is a modern woman, very adept at being a mother as well as being a first lady, champion causees and she will improve in the role of women overall in terms of her professional nature. she was a working mom before she came to the white house. a different experience. i look forward to seeing where she takes it. >> is very woman out there right now who you see as the next politician presidential nominee? >> as a woman...
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but let's face it, president obama probably doesn't know a lot about iran, so he is going to turn to his advisors he's got. the secretary of state, he has national security adviser, he has the secretary of defense. he has a secretary of energy and so forth. he's going to turn to these people and ask, what do you think we should do about iran? what would be the effective strategy? and let's face it, stephen hsu is a very, very, very smart man. he used to be my next-door neighbor. i babysat for his children. he's got a nobel prize in physics. he knows about particle interacting. he does not know a lot about people interacting strategically and he probably doesn't know much about iran. hillary clinton operably doesn't know that much about iran either. so they have advisors, date turn to their advisors who do know about iran, about energy policy, about nuclear development and so forth. and those people may exert a great deal of influence in what bubbles up to be the recommendations that the president receives and that eventually translates into his policy. so if we ignore those people fa
but let's face it, president obama probably doesn't know a lot about iran, so he is going to turn to his advisors he's got. the secretary of state, he has national security adviser, he has the secretary of defense. he has a secretary of energy and so forth. he's going to turn to these people and ask, what do you think we should do about iran? what would be the effective strategy? and let's face it, stephen hsu is a very, very, very smart man. he used to be my next-door neighbor. i babysat for...
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when will he break from obama? congressman don edwards is another so-called progressive for single payer. she took single payer off the table. she, too, said in july anything less than a public auction tight to medicare rates was unacceptable. she, too, then reneged on a promise and accepted the puny public option. then just last week, guess what? steny hoyer posted a fund-raiser for donna and ones, johnnies have shell on capitol hill. host come $5,000, pact, $25,000, individual, $1,000. congressman raul brough of all, the head of the so-called progressive congress started out supporting single payer. now he's in favor of the puny public option. he says he will strongly consider voting against the puny public option if it is watered down to the triggers. this is what the democrats are good at, capitulation. capitulate, capitulate. let's look at the other side for a bit of guidance. joe lieberman, the senator will shut down the senate if to the tropics have for the health insurance companies. who will be our joe lie
when will he break from obama? congressman don edwards is another so-called progressive for single payer. she took single payer off the table. she, too, said in july anything less than a public auction tight to medicare rates was unacceptable. she, too, then reneged on a promise and accepted the puny public option. then just last week, guess what? steny hoyer posted a fund-raiser for donna and ones, johnnies have shell on capitol hill. host come $5,000, pact, $25,000, individual, $1,000....
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obama was the first democrat to win there in more than four decades. in new jersey incumbent jon corzine lost to chris christi. here's ari fleischer on what this might mean for the obama administration and democrats. >> the first year of any presidential election or midterm right after a presidential party in power, almost always suffers big losses. that's what you can anticipate if history is any guide. here's the killer statistic if i'm a democrat. in virginia in 2008 when barack obama took virginia, people under 30 were 21% of the electorate. today they were 10%. the black vote was 20% of all virginia votes last year. today it was 15%. the very coalition that put barack obama over the top is not showing up. >> but democrats still may make election history. correspondent richard lui will take a look at a new york congressional race in a few minutes and more on the wider implications of these elections. >>> more infants and young people are hospitalized for swine flu but in california older people are more likely to die from it. a study says the fatal
obama was the first democrat to win there in more than four decades. in new jersey incumbent jon corzine lost to chris christi. here's ari fleischer on what this might mean for the obama administration and democrats. >> the first year of any presidential election or midterm right after a presidential party in power, almost always suffers big losses. that's what you can anticipate if history is any guide. here's the killer statistic if i'm a democrat. in virginia in 2008 when barack obama...
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so what are the key sticking points for president obama? is the ability of the afghan government -- how much cooperation is he getting from president hamid karzai? >> not as much as he would like. president obama has suggested karzai do more to crack down on corruption and the illegal drug trade that funds terrorist activity there. but senior administration officials say it's skeptical karzai will follow through on his promises. now if he does not, "the new york times" reports the white house is considering shifting some money from the central government to local afghan leaders who cooperate with u.s. objectives, robin. >> richard, thank you. we'll have to watch this for sure. >>> so your state may have huge money problems. a new report finds that the same economic pressures that pushed california to the brink of insolvency are rattling other states. if there are signs the recession is fading, why are so many states struggling? >> you know how the job market is behind the rest of the economy? it's a little bit like that with state economies
so what are the key sticking points for president obama? is the ability of the afghan government -- how much cooperation is he getting from president hamid karzai? >> not as much as he would like. president obama has suggested karzai do more to crack down on corruption and the illegal drug trade that funds terrorist activity there. but senior administration officials say it's skeptical karzai will follow through on his promises. now if he does not, "the new york times" reports...
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when will he break from obama? congressman don edwards is another so-called progressive for single payer. she took single payer off the table. she, too, said in july anything less than a public auction tight to medicare rates was unacceptable. she, too, then reneged on a promise and accepted the puny public option. then just last week, guess what? steny hoyer posted a fund-raiser for donna and ones, johnnies have shell on capitol hill. host come $5,000, pact, $25,000, individual, $1,000. congressman raul brough of all, the head of the so-called progressive congress started out supporting single payer. now he's in favor of the puny public option. he says he will strongly consider voting against the puny public option if it is watered down to the triggers. this is what the democrats are good at, capitulation. capitulate, capitulate. let's look at the other side for a bit of guidance. joe lieberman, the senator will shut down the senate if to the tropics have for the health insurance companies. who will be our joe lie
when will he break from obama? congressman don edwards is another so-called progressive for single payer. she took single payer off the table. she, too, said in july anything less than a public auction tight to medicare rates was unacceptable. she, too, then reneged on a promise and accepted the puny public option. then just last week, guess what? steny hoyer posted a fund-raiser for donna and ones, johnnies have shell on capitol hill. host come $5,000, pact, $25,000, individual, $1,000....
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ruled high pressure from barack obama and harry reid. they voted to move forward a government run health care bill our nation does not want and can't afford. one members hold her vote to the highest bidder. one member sold out his principles. to more lost what little credibility they had on fiscal responsibility. another put the interests of the left of his party before his own state. and another voting one way after saying she was for another. it makes no wonder why democrats voted in the dead of night. >> you can rea read the senator health care bill and the congressional budget office's cost estimate online. sees this health care hub also has a video of hearings and speeches town halls, and debates. that's all at c-span.org health care. >> next a senate hearing on distracted driving. the witnesses are transportation secretary ray lahood and fcc chairman julius genachowski. jay rockefeller of west virginia chairs the commerce and transportation committee. this is one hour and 35 minutes. >> this social event will come to order. and i'm
ruled high pressure from barack obama and harry reid. they voted to move forward a government run health care bill our nation does not want and can't afford. one members hold her vote to the highest bidder. one member sold out his principles. to more lost what little credibility they had on fiscal responsibility. another put the interests of the left of his party before his own state. and another voting one way after saying she was for another. it makes no wonder why democrats voted in the dead...
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so really, the obama is the only leader. the people need to stand up and congress are going to stand up if we're going to get something good out of it. host: georgia, carolyn on our republican line. caller: referring to what the lady just said. i understand that obama was wanted to be president by many people in the united states because they said he looked so well and he looked presidential. and that may be a reason why a lot of people voted for him. and also, about insurance. i think the majority of people are pleased with what we have and it seems to me that the government really does provide for its people, food cars, free housing, and also insurance for children in the state of georgia, which is known as peach care, down to in-- delta insurance. and also, we provide for people in this country. however, i do believe that the government needs to take a look at those people that cannot provide insurance and provide for them only. and it should be separated from the 85% of the people that really do have good insurance. and
so really, the obama is the only leader. the people need to stand up and congress are going to stand up if we're going to get something good out of it. host: georgia, carolyn on our republican line. caller: referring to what the lady just said. i understand that obama was wanted to be president by many people in the united states because they said he looked so well and he looked presidential. and that may be a reason why a lot of people voted for him. and also, about insurance. i think the...
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but people of america voted last november overwhelmingly for barak obama and for democrats in the house and senate because they wanted to change the system. they knew we had to change. people don't fear change. they know it's tough. but they don't fear it. they don't fear in our health care system either. i'll tell you what people fear. what i hear, they fear keeping the present system. that's what the american people fear. they fear being denied coverage because they have a preexisting condition or one of their children have a preexisting condition, and they will not be able to get health care coverage. that's what people fear. they fear that they'll be dropped from their policy because they've come down with cancer or heart disease or some other chronic illness. they fear that if they have a serious illness, they'll have to go into bankruptcy to pay the bills. 62% of all of the bankruptcies in this country are because of medical causes. and 80% of those -- 80% of those are due to people who already had coverage. so that's what people really fear. now, another reason that i think conse
but people of america voted last november overwhelmingly for barak obama and for democrats in the house and senate because they wanted to change the system. they knew we had to change. people don't fear change. they know it's tough. but they don't fear it. they don't fear in our health care system either. i'll tell you what people fear. what i hear, they fear keeping the present system. that's what the american people fear. they fear being denied coverage because they have a preexisting...
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redistribution of wealth when i point that out it was what president obama, a candidate obama really believed people felt that hard to accept. today we see it happening. and i think the leadership that is going to come on a am looking to the 12th movement, the constitution, right now we see the republicans democrats are the two parties of the united states we're today are the way? does because democrats today are the true dominant parties does not mean either will survive another 50 years. i think we are undergoing a fundamental political realignment we're middle america is rising up, social security recipients are saying we want social security. we don't want to have to have rationed medical care, which is inevitable if we are going to take millions of americans and get them publicly funded medical care. i know many doctors i can see a couple of them in this room are personal friends. the next medical instrument will pick up is the golf club. the idea of all this regulation, the idea they're going to have to get the bureaucrats decision before they make a medical decision. this is g
redistribution of wealth when i point that out it was what president obama, a candidate obama really believed people felt that hard to accept. today we see it happening. and i think the leadership that is going to come on a am looking to the 12th movement, the constitution, right now we see the republicans democrats are the two parties of the united states we're today are the way? does because democrats today are the true dominant parties does not mean either will survive another 50 years. i...
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on the obama campaign, we were trying to win votes. everything we did on the network was focused on helping people get active. bear the most important way to start doing this was to give people a voice. -- the most importantly to start doing this was to give people a voice. everybody had a space on the website. everybody had the possibility of blogging and being a part of the discussion. we created a culture of creation of the campaign. whenever we sent out e-mails or put things on the web site, we would put up stories of every people who were getting active on behalf of the campaign. we gave them the opportunity to explain that and why they're doing it. just as we wanted to help people understand the barack obama was, we wanted to help people find their own voice and be able to speak to the people they care about. second, we listened. when not only gave people a voice, but we tried to listen to what they're saying and thinking at any given point time. technology allowed us to do this at scale. not only did we have to call people up on
on the obama campaign, we were trying to win votes. everything we did on the network was focused on helping people get active. bear the most important way to start doing this was to give people a voice. -- the most importantly to start doing this was to give people a voice. everybody had a space on the website. everybody had the possibility of blogging and being a part of the discussion. we created a culture of creation of the campaign. whenever we sent out e-mails or put things on the web...
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when will he break from obama? congressman don edwards is another so-called progressive for single payer. she took single payer off the table. she, too, said in july anything less than a public auction tight to medicare rates was unacceptable. she, too, then reneged on a promise and accepted the puny public option. then just last week, guess what? steny hoyer posted a fund-raiser for donna and ones, johnnies have shell on capitol hill. host come $5,000, pact, $25,000, individual, $1,000. congressman raul brough of all, the head of the so-called progressive congress started out supporting single payer. now he's in favor of the puny public option. he says he will strongly consider voting against the puny public option if it is watered down to the triggers. this is what the democrats are good at, capitulation. capitulate, capitulate. let's look at the other side for a bit of guidance. joe lieberman, the senator will shut down the senate if to the tropics have for the health insurance companies. who will be our joe lie
when will he break from obama? congressman don edwards is another so-called progressive for single payer. she took single payer off the table. she, too, said in july anything less than a public auction tight to medicare rates was unacceptable. she, too, then reneged on a promise and accepted the puny public option. then just last week, guess what? steny hoyer posted a fund-raiser for donna and ones, johnnies have shell on capitol hill. host come $5,000, pact, $25,000, individual, $1,000....
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why can't we get these saluda terry incent independents to basically demand of obama as the price of anything in 2010 that he passed the electoral reform act of 2009? >> i will assume everyone-- >> go ahead. >> i have no problem with that. i think it is a wonderful idea. we just need to-- we need new choices in the voices and actually third parties, independent candidates to just what qada was trying to do and what heritage's trying to do. they are trying to increase the range of political debate. >> good to me you in person mr. steele, thank you for coming and i would like to say it is really, minear partisan third partisan independents don't have obviously the same platform, so they can get together and should get together on removing the systemic barriers to entry but after that they will compete for the votes of the american people on their own and from their own ideological perspectives and their various platforms. it is really not their job to fix the entire electoral process. it is all of our jobs as citizens and i want to make something clear so we can some questions here. i
why can't we get these saluda terry incent independents to basically demand of obama as the price of anything in 2010 that he passed the electoral reform act of 2009? >> i will assume everyone-- >> go ahead. >> i have no problem with that. i think it is a wonderful idea. we just need to-- we need new choices in the voices and actually third parties, independent candidates to just what qada was trying to do and what heritage's trying to do. they are trying to increase the range...
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what is there in politics, the role of the media, and assessing the obama presidency. tuesday night, the first state dinner, as president obama welcomes indian prime minister manmohan singh. and american icons, three nights of c-span documentary's, beginning with "the supreme court" on thursday night. >> now to a conference held by the american council on renewable energy. speakers include jeff bingaman and carol browner. this is about an hour and 40 minutes. on renewable energy. it is 1 hour 10 minutes. >> good morning. good morning, everyone. welcome to the ai8th , yes it is the eighth. we are at the eight global energy in america of national policy conference, the sixth time in this room. what an honor it is to hold this annual review and think about where we are going in renewable energy in america. thank you for coming and i hope you enjoyed this day. believe it or not, that is a symbol of the danish embassy, the embassy of denmark, where we will have a reception this evening. it is a great place to go from here to think about where we are going next in copenhagen
what is there in politics, the role of the media, and assessing the obama presidency. tuesday night, the first state dinner, as president obama welcomes indian prime minister manmohan singh. and american icons, three nights of c-span documentary's, beginning with "the supreme court" on thursday night. >> now to a conference held by the american council on renewable energy. speakers include jeff bingaman and carol browner. this is about an hour and 40 minutes. on renewable...
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president obama pledged we would do health reform and not add to the deficit. we have done that with this bill to read the congressional budget office says this bill will actually reduce the deficit by $130 billion next year. and by 650 billion thereafter and sorry, in the next decade $650 billion reduce the deficit continually every decade thereafter. so all the budget concerns have been put to rest. now we can focus on what is in the bill. the congressional budget office says our bill will cover 94%, 94% would not be able to have the peace of mind to know that they have health insurance coverage. our bills as if you have a health care plan that you like it that you want to keep nothing will disturb that, nothing. you can keep whatever plan you want if you like to read a lot of people say this bill doesn't -- the plan doesn't go into effect until 2014. well it does take time to get these exchanges and things set up there are some immediate things that will happen next year and the american people ought to know what that means. for example, our bill right now w
president obama pledged we would do health reform and not add to the deficit. we have done that with this bill to read the congressional budget office says this bill will actually reduce the deficit by $130 billion next year. and by 650 billion thereafter and sorry, in the next decade $650 billion reduce the deficit continually every decade thereafter. so all the budget concerns have been put to rest. now we can focus on what is in the bill. the congressional budget office says our bill will...
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chris, we just talked to the secretary, talked about copenhagen and the effort the obama administration is going to put forth. what did you hear? >> they're sending five cabinet members, including secretary chu and two senior white house officials over there to make the case that, even without the legislation having been enacted yet, the united states is acting aggressively to reduce emissions across a broad set of fronts. >> what will the secretary's role be at copenhagen? >> he's been eached as selling the message on energy efficiency and renewable energy initiates that the united states is taking. -- ininitiatives. there's $80 billion in the stimulus bill dedicated to renewables. he's going to make the case that even in the absence of legislation, this spending will reduce u.s. emissions. >> and joe hebert, you asked about india and china. what are you -- did you hear? >> i think the administration homes that if they can get india and china to commit to something and if they can show significant progress on that front in copenhagen it will help them come back in the spring and help t
chris, we just talked to the secretary, talked about copenhagen and the effort the obama administration is going to put forth. what did you hear? >> they're sending five cabinet members, including secretary chu and two senior white house officials over there to make the case that, even without the legislation having been enacted yet, the united states is acting aggressively to reduce emissions across a broad set of fronts. >> what will the secretary's role be at copenhagen? >>...
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singh and president obama. we are, therefore, very honored that the amle has joined us today to provide that kind of background information and discussion with the group. the ambassador is actually the second most senior member of the very distinguished indian foreign service, having joined it back in 1973 and having held a series of increasingly key posts in the foreign service and the ministry of foreign affairs since that time. she was actually posted to washington at an earlier time, serves as minister for commerce in the early 1990's. she has been a director in the prime minister's office. she has headed the indian council of cultural relations, overseeing india's cultural diplomacy. she has headed two divisions that have been key in terms of india's relations with its neighbors, the office dealing with the sarc, and dealing with neighbors nepal, and butan. since then she has been serves as india's ambassador. of late, particularly concerned with the preparations for the prime minister's visit. so, ambassa
singh and president obama. we are, therefore, very honored that the amle has joined us today to provide that kind of background information and discussion with the group. the ambassador is actually the second most senior member of the very distinguished indian foreign service, having joined it back in 1973 and having held a series of increasingly key posts in the foreign service and the ministry of foreign affairs since that time. she was actually posted to washington at an earlier time, serves...
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president obama has weighed in on some of these issues. president obama'speechs in a joint session of congress, we all remember that september 9 of this year. he said this. "in one more misunderstanding, i want to clear up, under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions. federal conscience laws will remain in place." the president has gone on to stay on multiple occasions that he would not support abortion in health care bill. the president has stated that over and over again. the president has also stated on multiple occasions, both as a candidate and as president, that is his goal to lower the incidence of abortion. that is what he says. not what the democrat led senate has done relative to this bill, which he has embraced, and is not what the leadership has done on this bill. my colleagues, i see this as a radical abortion approach, a radical piece of language. you can go right to the bill itself, to page 116-124 of this 2007 it for page bill and you can read yourself. there is so much about this bill that is bad poli
president obama has weighed in on some of these issues. president obama'speechs in a joint session of congress, we all remember that september 9 of this year. he said this. "in one more misunderstanding, i want to clear up, under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions. federal conscience laws will remain in place." the president has gone on to stay on multiple occasions that he would not support abortion in health care bill. the president has stated that over and...
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top aides to president obama have met early and often. democratic political strategists and others with a stake in the administration of the national health care overhaul. white house visitor records obtained wednesday by the associated press. now, all of my fellow citizens who are watching on c-span, i urge you, call the white house. say you'd like to have an appointment. you'd like to have an appointment to meet with the president or members of the administration in the white house, 575 special interests were able to get in. why can't you? give them a call. tell them you'd like to meet with -- with the -- with the members of the administration. that's what 575 lobbyists have been able to do. give them a call. the record shows a record broad section of the people most heavily involved in the health care debate, except for average citizens. weighted heavily with those who want to overhaul the system. talks about whose among them, including the c.e.o. of kaiser health plans, c.e.o. of blue cross blue shields, a washington lobbyist who repr
top aides to president obama have met early and often. democratic political strategists and others with a stake in the administration of the national health care overhaul. white house visitor records obtained wednesday by the associated press. now, all of my fellow citizens who are watching on c-span, i urge you, call the white house. say you'd like to have an appointment. you'd like to have an appointment to meet with the president or members of the administration in the white house, 575...
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and assessing the obama presidency. also, tuesday night, the first state dinner, as president obama welcomes prime minister singh later, american icons, pre c- span documentary's believing with -- beginning with the supreme court thursday night. >> a federal task force recently recommended against mammographies for women under 50. the founding chairman of the prime minister singsusan g. kom. this is about 45 minutes. >> welcome to our speakers event. i am president of the national press club. we are the world's leading professional organization for journalist and we're committed to a future of journalism by providing informative programming and journalism education and fostering a prepress worldwide. for more information about the national press club, please visit our web site at www.press.gov. i like to welcome those of you who are watching us on c-span. we're looking for it to today's speech, and afterwards i will ask as many questions from the audience as time permits. please hold your applause so that we had time fo
and assessing the obama presidency. also, tuesday night, the first state dinner, as president obama welcomes prime minister singh later, american icons, pre c- span documentary's believing with -- beginning with the supreme court thursday night. >> a federal task force recently recommended against mammographies for women under 50. the founding chairman of the prime minister singsusan g. kom. this is about 45 minutes. >> welcome to our speakers event. i am president of the national...
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or first lady michelle obama? >> it has to be the first lady. there she was in this gorgeous dress. he is in the commander -- the commander in chief, but he wore a tuxedo. the first lady chose the china pattern. the headliner tomorrow will be "mrs. obama." >> we want to show our viewers to more -- some more of actinides entrances into the east part of the white house, including house speaker nancy pelosi. -- some more of the entrances into the east part of the white house, including house speaker nancy pelosi. >> my husband. >> the hon. eric holder. >> i am with steven spielberg, so my kids left me a series of questions to ask. >> pardon? >> who did you? -- your dress? [inaudible] >> [inaudible] >> can you give one or two? >> good evening, everyone. how are you? >> gayle king. >> i cannot hear a word you're saying. i am 67 years old and you cannot hear a word. the president and the first lady and the prime minister and his wife. thank you. >> biran abrian and tracy mathi. >> many elected officials, house members,
or first lady michelle obama? >> it has to be the first lady. there she was in this gorgeous dress. he is in the commander -- the commander in chief, but he wore a tuxedo. the first lady chose the china pattern. the headliner tomorrow will be "mrs. obama." >> we want to show our viewers to more -- some more of actinides entrances into the east part of the white house, including house speaker nancy pelosi. -- some more of the entrances into the east part of the white house,...
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and finally i want to thank president obama for his vision. we would not be here today. eight years under a former president, we did not have the opportunity to get here to this place. we did not have the opportunity to be able to end insurance abuses and truly protect medicare for the future, to put forward health care reform to save lives and save money. i want to thank president obama also for understanding that health care is also about jobs and that we have too many people in this country today who are losing their job, and with that, they're losing their health insurance. so it's impossible to take talk about health care reform without also talking about jobs because, for most families, they are connected and one of the same. i have spoken on the floor so many times on health care costs and access and, frankly, mr. president, health care is something that brought me to public service 30 years ago when i was five -- i just want that for the record. i led an effort in our community to keep a nursing home open in okemos, michigan, and every since then have been fighti
and finally i want to thank president obama for his vision. we would not be here today. eight years under a former president, we did not have the opportunity to get here to this place. we did not have the opportunity to be able to end insurance abuses and truly protect medicare for the future, to put forward health care reform to save lives and save money. i want to thank president obama also for understanding that health care is also about jobs and that we have too many people in this country...
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this summer, president obama nominated mr. leach as the 9th chairman of the national endowment for the humanities. he was sworn in this august, after the princeton university woodrow wilson school and the school of government. chairman leach comes to with the undergraduate from princeton, a masters from john hopkins, and eight honorary degrees. but perhaps most useful in the rough and tumble, he has membership in the national hall of fame in stillwater, oklahoma. please join me in welcoming neh chairman, jim leach. [applause] >> thank you very much. my esteemed colleague, thank you for coming. and my wife. as chairman of the national endowment for humanities, i speak today to underscore the importance of humanities when the democracy is in question. the united states is currently engaged in military conflict in two countries more than 1/3 of the way around the world, each with a unique set of problems. our engagement is a result of the terrorist attack on our shores, plotted by terrorist for readouts. our engagement in the mid
this summer, president obama nominated mr. leach as the 9th chairman of the national endowment for the humanities. he was sworn in this august, after the princeton university woodrow wilson school and the school of government. chairman leach comes to with the undergraduate from princeton, a masters from john hopkins, and eight honorary degrees. but perhaps most useful in the rough and tumble, he has membership in the national hall of fame in stillwater, oklahoma. please join me in welcoming neh...
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i say obamaism is not going to work. if it did we would be celebrating the economic miracle of europe. i say to republicans, come up with something besides a tax cut in terms of explaining how you will do it. i would tell them as i did, i was very impressed with bob mcdonald, the republican candidate for governor. president obama was coming to campaign against him. he said the president is always welcome at the commonwealth of virginia. there has to be a personal grace note that the republican caucus has lost. he is the president. he is a figure that has -- demands our respect and he is well-liked and we need to do a better job as a party to separate -- and separate the differences of opinion about policy compared to how we speak to hiabout him as a person. there are people in our caucus who do not -- are not able to bridge that note. >> we spent time thinking about this but we will try to be concise. i would say to the republican caucus that i know lee atwater said when your opponent is busy destroying himself, do not i
i say obamaism is not going to work. if it did we would be celebrating the economic miracle of europe. i say to republicans, come up with something besides a tax cut in terms of explaining how you will do it. i would tell them as i did, i was very impressed with bob mcdonald, the republican candidate for governor. president obama was coming to campaign against him. he said the president is always welcome at the commonwealth of virginia. there has to be a personal grace note that the republican...
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for all of these reasons president obama and i understand that we cannot wait any longer to act. president obama has made it clear he is committed to passing comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will create millions of new jobs in secure clean energy sources that are made in america and work for america but in the meantime we are looking for ways that we can start reducing this threat right now. last friday i saw some of you at the white house state briefing that i hosted with lisa jackson the administrator of our environmental protection agency. at that briefings we talked about many of the steps my department is taking in this area for funding research on the health costs of greenhouse gas emissions to investing in committees to help demaris fanta climate related disease, to slashing greenhouse gas emissions and are owned buildings. this is not an afterthought for my department. this is a key part of our broader health strategy. wore and more we understand that health is not something that happens justin doctors' offices. whether you are healthier not depends on wh
for all of these reasons president obama and i understand that we cannot wait any longer to act. president obama has made it clear he is committed to passing comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will create millions of new jobs in secure clean energy sources that are made in america and work for america but in the meantime we are looking for ways that we can start reducing this threat right now. last friday i saw some of you at the white house state briefing that i hosted with lisa...
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i was in common just before the obama visit. i was disappointed to see there was so many critical presidential reports. maybe things did happen. i was thinking and scribbled out a few things that i've seen u.s. cooperation on north korea, the climate, the global economic crisis, the situation. yes, there are a lot of other unanswered questions and human rights and battle off for a minute. but it seems to me the way we're handling things is one of the most important things you may have said this morning. how china and the united states are coming along in the century. i'm wondering if you are thinking i'm being too grand. q. i would definitely agree with you. there were a lot of issues on the table for the summit. but it was clear to me. i was there for some meanings. that was the partnership agreements that i've described between the two countries on clean energy and energy efficiency, what right -- but and do indicate the potential for enormous mutual benefit, both countries recognized. they are moving forward on that. with the
i was in common just before the obama visit. i was disappointed to see there was so many critical presidential reports. maybe things did happen. i was thinking and scribbled out a few things that i've seen u.s. cooperation on north korea, the climate, the global economic crisis, the situation. yes, there are a lot of other unanswered questions and human rights and battle off for a minute. but it seems to me the way we're handling things is one of the most important things you may have said this...
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or first lady michelle obama? >> it has to be the first lady. there she was in this gorgeous dress. he is in the commander -- the commander in chief, but he wore a tuxedo. the first lady chose the china pattern. the headliner tomorrow will be "mrs. obama." >> we want to show our viewers to more -- some more of actinides entrances into the east part of the white house, including house speaker nancy pelosi. -- some more of the entrances into the east part of the white house, including house speaker nancy pelosi. >> my husband. >> the hon. eric holder. >> i am with steven spielberg, so my kids left me a series of questions to ask. >> pardon? >> who did you? -- your dress? [inaudible] >> [inaudible] >> can you give one or two? >> good evening, everyone. how are you? >> gayle king. >> i cannot hear a word you're saying. i am 67 years old and you cannot hear a word. the president and the first lady and the prime minister and his wife. thank you. >> biran abrian and tracy mathi. >> many elected officials, house members,
or first lady michelle obama? >> it has to be the first lady. there she was in this gorgeous dress. he is in the commander -- the commander in chief, but he wore a tuxedo. the first lady chose the china pattern. the headliner tomorrow will be "mrs. obama." >> we want to show our viewers to more -- some more of actinides entrances into the east part of the white house, including house speaker nancy pelosi. -- some more of the entrances into the east part of the white house,...
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president obama wants peace among all people. you have people like him who want a war going because there are so few of him, they have to keep the rest of us shedding each other's blood around the world so they can take over and continue to do the evil they do. guest: i guess you will not be a donor to my organization. the facts speak for themselves. i am talking about major hasan, who carried out an attack and somalis who were going to carry out attacks. there are al qaeda and jihadist sympathizers in the military and other parts of society. you cannot deny that. is not a plot by the united states. host: a caller from our independent line. caller: you talked about how the homegrown terrorism was right wing, neo-nazi, that type of stuff. are they looking into any connections between these moslems and neo-nazi groups in america? maybe they play on the hatred of the jew-thing as a way to recruit white, english as big americans who can get into areas easier than a moslem could? is this a possibility or is the government looking into
president obama wants peace among all people. you have people like him who want a war going because there are so few of him, they have to keep the rest of us shedding each other's blood around the world so they can take over and continue to do the evil they do. guest: i guess you will not be a donor to my organization. the facts speak for themselves. i am talking about major hasan, who carried out an attack and somalis who were going to carry out attacks. there are al qaeda and jihadist...
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this is butt obama. obama wants to take over the country. the only way he can do it is to crash our government, bankrupt it, and the only way he can do that and ever since he's been in office, that's all he's done, is kill jobs and that's the only way he can set up his government is to bankrupt ours. that's exactly what he's doing. everybody needs to open their eyes and look at this. host: annie is joining us from kingstown, indiana. caller: good morning. it's nicetown. host: i apologize. caller: i couldn't agree more with the last lady. this goes through, it's going to destroy our health system. if anyone would go to health science institute of baltimore, there is a global organization of doctors and medical scientists that talk about the causes of diseases and the natural cures for diseases. and it's free. all you have to do is hsibaltimore.com and they can understand how we can avoid diseases. when we put in a program where you are forced to go to doctors in order to find out what's going to deal with something after you get it, you destr
this is butt obama. obama wants to take over the country. the only way he can do it is to crash our government, bankrupt it, and the only way he can do that and ever since he's been in office, that's all he's done, is kill jobs and that's the only way he can set up his government is to bankrupt ours. that's exactly what he's doing. everybody needs to open their eyes and look at this. host: annie is joining us from kingstown, indiana. caller: good morning. it's nicetown. host: i apologize....
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obama had campaigned hard for corzine. the leaders of both parties spoke to cnn this morning. >> last night was an example what happens when elected officials don't pay attention and listen to what people out there are saying. we're listening and paying attention at the gop and we're good to build off last night and hopefully bring home more victorys next year. >> i think you read these as local races with local concerns. that's traditionally how these two races have gone in the years after the presidential race. but the president is quite pop already lar in both new jersey and virginia. >> democrats still made election history. richard lui will take a look at a new york congressional race in a few minutes and more on the implications of the elections. >>> we're hearing some emotional reaction about three missing north dakota soft ball players who were found dead tuesday in a jeep in a pond. rafer weigel has more on this disturbing story. rafer? >> natasha, authorities had been looking for the three since late sunday night
obama had campaigned hard for corzine. the leaders of both parties spoke to cnn this morning. >> last night was an example what happens when elected officials don't pay attention and listen to what people out there are saying. we're listening and paying attention at the gop and we're good to build off last night and hopefully bring home more victorys next year. >> i think you read these as local races with local concerns. that's traditionally how these two races have gone in the...
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obama, it is not going to work. why don't you knock on your rich neighbor's door and see what kind of response you get from them? don't ask the federal government to give it to you, don't ask mr. obey to give it to you. show some initiative yourself and knock on doors and beg for it. in the past, it has not worked and it will not work now. social security, medicaid, the post of this, everything the government has ever touched has not worked. that is why we are trillions in debt. he let business people do it, -- if you let business people do it -- there are more clerks in the government, percentage wise, then there are works in business. you figure that one out. -- than there are crooks in business. host: congressman obey calling for a war tax, saying that a surtax is necessary if obama wants to send more troops. he opposed the vietnam war, and mindful of the funding that drained lyndon johnson's great society program -- 30 years later, he is chairman of the house appropriations committee and is adamant that the afgh
obama, it is not going to work. why don't you knock on your rich neighbor's door and see what kind of response you get from them? don't ask the federal government to give it to you, don't ask mr. obey to give it to you. show some initiative yourself and knock on doors and beg for it. in the past, it has not worked and it will not work now. social security, medicaid, the post of this, everything the government has ever touched has not worked. that is why we are trillions in debt. he let business...
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president obama leaves today for his first visit to asia as president. he will start in tokyo and make stops in singapore, shanghai, beijing and seoul. he's going to talk to asian leaders about the u.s. economy, the trade deficit with china, and his plans for afghanistan, among other things. >>> the husband of retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor has died from alzheimer's complications. john o'connor was 79. he and his wife became a washington power couple when she served as the court's first female justice. colleagues say when his disease got worse she started bringing him to court. >>> lou dobbs is leaving cnn at the end of last night's show he said he's leaving the network effective immediately. over the past few years he's taken a stand on hot topics. he's going to look for more ways to take a more active role in the issues facing the nation. >>> how are you doing today? i'm robin meade. welcome. >>> new this morning, cnn has learned that tomorrow morning the parents of the so-called balloon boy will plead guilty to charges related to th
president obama leaves today for his first visit to asia as president. he will start in tokyo and make stops in singapore, shanghai, beijing and seoul. he's going to talk to asian leaders about the u.s. economy, the trade deficit with china, and his plans for afghanistan, among other things. >>> the husband of retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor has died from alzheimer's complications. john o'connor was 79. he and his wife became a washington power couple when she served...
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president obama is deciding whether to send up to 40,000 more troops to afghanistan at the moment. >>> navy investigators have written a scorching criticism of the crew of the u.s. submarine that crashed into another submarine in the gulf. the submarine tolerated sleeping, slouching and a radio room rigged with music speakers. they smashed into the new orleans on october 20, but damage exceeded 1 milli$1 milli. >>> donations have been coming in for turkeys, but the amount has dropped this year. but big mama says she still has the faith. >> we still need quite a few turkeys. >> i need turkeys, jerry, right now. and i will be up for the next two days, no sleep. come any time. >> i love that woman. she just wants to make it happen. help her if you can. big mama right there. go to cnn.com/robin. scroll down to our important web sites section if you can help her with those 20,000 turkeys. >> god bless her. >>> the soccer player who was caught on tape. she says she does not recognize herself on that tape. she doesn't normally wear red, i don't know, what's the deal? >> she is an all-confere
president obama is deciding whether to send up to 40,000 more troops to afghanistan at the moment. >>> navy investigators have written a scorching criticism of the crew of the u.s. submarine that crashed into another submarine in the gulf. the submarine tolerated sleeping, slouching and a radio room rigged with music speakers. they smashed into the new orleans on october 20, but damage exceeded 1 milli$1 milli. >>> donations have been coming in for turkeys, but the amount has...
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i voted for obama. now that that is out of the way i'm going to tell you this, everyone went into this with their expectations way too high. really, how do people keep getting their hopes up like this every election. high hopes lead to disappointment. she's like, get over it people. things don't change that much. i wonder what cory has been through in his or her life. could be a guy as well. kim is on the phone calling from virginia. all right, kim. you had an election there, didn't you. >> we did. we did. i was just calling in because i wanted to voice my opinion. i'm a die hard republican. i'm really sad. the big guys keep getting bigger. the small guys get smaller. 1/3 of what he was making before. these guys are taking advantage of it. contractors are. they're burning up, you know, these guys, good guys working in the business. 20, 30 years. try to pay them $8 or $10 an hour. our president needs to step up and do something about it. i think he's a good guy. i think he's got the means to do it. i jus
i voted for obama. now that that is out of the way i'm going to tell you this, everyone went into this with their expectations way too high. really, how do people keep getting their hopes up like this every election. high hopes lead to disappointment. she's like, get over it people. things don't change that much. i wonder what cory has been through in his or her life. could be a guy as well. kim is on the phone calling from virginia. all right, kim. you had an election there, didn't you....
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president obama and i have reconstituted the u.s.-indo u.s. -- this forum will provide a platform where representatives of our private sectors can submit recommendations to the two governments on ways of enhancing private sector corporation between our two countries. i look forward to the recommendations emerging from this very distinguished group of people. ladies and gentlemen, american business has played a vital role in transforming the indo- u.s. relationship into what can today -- between the partnership between the world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy. i think all those present here who have contributed to this process. i invite you to stay engaged as we transform india from a low- income country into a vibrant market of almost 1 billion people with steadily growing power. with these words, i wish to thank each one of you for being present here this afternoon. i think you. [applause] -- i think yoank you. [applause] >> it falls to me to close the proceedings, and i would like to do so by saying what a gre
president obama and i have reconstituted the u.s.-indo u.s. -- this forum will provide a platform where representatives of our private sectors can submit recommendations to the two governments on ways of enhancing private sector corporation between our two countries. i look forward to the recommendations emerging from this very distinguished group of people. ladies and gentlemen, american business has played a vital role in transforming the indo- u.s. relationship into what can today -- between...
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barack obama is an exceptional figure. john kennedy was an exceptional figure n. a lot of ways i think bob dole, whose place in history i think is secure and who will be seen as a great legislator, was not i think necessarily by temperment perhaps or experience inclined to do the kinds of things that get you to the white house these days. >> host: finally, we just marked a mile stone of senator byrd, longest serving member of the house or senate. does bob dole miss the senate? would he still be in the senate if he had not resigned in 1996? >> i will let him answer that question. my hunch is -- let me ask a question you haven't asked, would things be different? i was talking to someone yesterday, a veteran of the hill saying with ted kennedy and bob dole were still in the senate, let's just say the healthcare debate would have unfolded very differently. >> host: richard norton smith, thank you for joining us, former director of the dole institute and the interviewee, interviewer in the >> coming up, a look at the november 5 ford could shooting, with remarks from se
barack obama is an exceptional figure. john kennedy was an exceptional figure n. a lot of ways i think bob dole, whose place in history i think is secure and who will be seen as a great legislator, was not i think necessarily by temperment perhaps or experience inclined to do the kinds of things that get you to the white house these days. >> host: finally, we just marked a mile stone of senator byrd, longest serving member of the house or senate. does bob dole miss the senate? would he...
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they voted 63% for barack obama for president. this is the first multi-cultural generation and the history of america. america has been a multicultural place since jamestown. but this is the first time a new generation has grown up with lots of different kinds of people. we all knew that racism and so -- and so forth was wrong. this generation grew up with every kind of person going to school with them, and they have learned to get along. this generation has an extraordinarily different view of how to run things. this is a true story. after i got done with the last primary in 2004, i went home, try to pull my life back together again. at that time, my kids were teenagers, and they came up to me and said, you are too confrontational. this is insulting when it is your teenager's telling you this. but they were right, because my generation has been confrontational. we are polarized. the vietnam war, voting rights, civil rights, gay rights, women's rights. we are polarize in this generation. this next generation is not polarized. they
they voted 63% for barack obama for president. this is the first multi-cultural generation and the history of america. america has been a multicultural place since jamestown. but this is the first time a new generation has grown up with lots of different kinds of people. we all knew that racism and so -- and so forth was wrong. this generation grew up with every kind of person going to school with them, and they have learned to get along. this generation has an extraordinarily different view of...
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obama will travel to ft. hood and take part in a memorial service on the post. >>> police in cleveland have identified three more of the ten bodies found in the home of a registered sex offender. anthony sowell served 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted rape in 1989. he was arrested two days after police discovered the first b y bodies in his home last week. authorities now have identified seven victims found in or near sowell's home. the skull of an 11th victim was also found. >>> her father and son were diagnosed with brain disorders. but holly robinson peete didn't back away. hln's robin meade has more on this breakthrough woman. >> reporter: you might recognize her from "21 jump street," but holly robinson peete's most important role came when her oldest son was diagnosed with autism ten years ago. >> i had no idea what information was. i had no information and very few examples of hope. >> reporter: she learned everything she could and is encouraging other people to learn more about it
obama will travel to ft. hood and take part in a memorial service on the post. >>> police in cleveland have identified three more of the ten bodies found in the home of a registered sex offender. anthony sowell served 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted rape in 1989. he was arrested two days after police discovered the first b y bodies in his home last week. authorities now have identified seven victims found in or near sowell's home. the skull of an 11th victim was...
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obama are expected to attend. >>> the city's mass transit strike is over. they agreed to a new contract. workers walked off the job last tuesday over a dispute about pension benefits. >>> a recent e. coli outbreak may have killed two people and made dozens sick in 11 states. well now, a congressman wants to government to make sure none of that beef got into school lunches. remember the big peanut butter recall in january? in a report, government inspectors say the schools were never told about ilt. >>> the morehouse college marching band is back in step after a bus crash. nice. some band members even showed up on crutches for a special performance on saturday. just a week ago, dozens of them were injured when one of their buses crashed on the way to a football game. >> my heart about stopped when we saw the bus on its side. honestly, we didn't think this would be possible on that day. >> i remember when the bus swerved, when it flipped. >> local high schools donated instruments to the band. that's great. >>> taylor swift poked fun at kanye west on "saturday
obama are expected to attend. >>> the city's mass transit strike is over. they agreed to a new contract. workers walked off the job last tuesday over a dispute about pension benefits. >>> a recent e. coli outbreak may have killed two people and made dozens sick in 11 states. well now, a congressman wants to government to make sure none of that beef got into school lunches. remember the big peanut butter recall in january? in a report, government inspectors say the schools were...
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president obama is deciding whether to send 40,000 more troops to afghanistan. secretary of state hillary clinton attended the inauguration. afterwards she said karzai's inauguration speech laid out an ambitious agenda. >> i was very pleased to hear today when president karzai says that he hopes that within three years the afghan security forces will have the lead in important areas and within five years, which is an ambitious goal but he stated it, the afghan security forces would have the lead throughout the country. >> okay. from those fresh pictures today to these of the action outside the international space station. live pictures. you seat the feet on the right-hand side. one of the astronauts there, two shuttle astronauts, in fact, are on the first of three scheduled space walks. the extra gear will help keep the space station running after the shuttle fleet is retired next year. this is the first space walk for dr. robert sacher, the first orthopedic surgeon in space. >>> passengers across the country, i know some of you are having a tough time taking of
president obama is deciding whether to send 40,000 more troops to afghanistan. secretary of state hillary clinton attended the inauguration. afterwards she said karzai's inauguration speech laid out an ambitious agenda. >> i was very pleased to hear today when president karzai says that he hopes that within three years the afghan security forces will have the lead in important areas and within five years, which is an ambitious goal but he stated it, the afghan security forces would have...
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obama visited u.s. troops stationed at the air base in south korea. and he thanked them for their service. >> we honor you for your sacrifices. and just as you've fulfilled your responsibilities to your nation, your nation will fulfill its responsibilities to you. so as commander in chief, here's the commitment i make. we'll make sure you can meet the missions we ask you to go on. that's why we're increasing the defense budget, to keep you the best trained, best led, best equipped military in the world. >> president obama also announced plans to send an envoy to north korea next month to help prod that country back to six-party talks on nuclear disarmament. >>> so how would you like to be able to drive your car using your iphone as a remote control? engineers in austin did it using a rigged car and an experimental a prk p that uses the iphone's internal sensor. so to steer you just turn the iphone and you get a bunch of people to ride on the car. touch screen sliders control the gas and brake. >> when we're driving with the iphone, we like to drive it
obama visited u.s. troops stationed at the air base in south korea. and he thanked them for their service. >> we honor you for your sacrifices. and just as you've fulfilled your responsibilities to your nation, your nation will fulfill its responsibilities to you. so as commander in chief, here's the commitment i make. we'll make sure you can meet the missions we ask you to go on. that's why we're increasing the defense budget, to keep you the best trained, best led, best equipped...
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president obama will be there. president george w. bush, former president bush, has paid a courtesy call, along with the former first lady. and the suspect major nidal hasan is conscious and talking from his bed 120 miles away from ft. hood in san antonio. when we get more information on hasan and the investigation itself, we'll bring it to you. >>> people along the gulf coast are bracing for tropical storm ida, downgraded from a hurricane this morning. still forecast to say it could dump up to eight inches of lane reign when it makes landfall probably around mobil, alabama. bonnie schneider is joining us with the latest. heading for the southeast. >> absolutely. we are talking about a big tropical storm and a strong one at that. when you hear tropical storm, you may think it's not so bad but this is a powerful storm once a category ii hurricane. ida is on the move. already some of the convection coming on shore. but the center of circulation has not yet done that. winds are at 70 miles per hour, gusts up to 85. so right now the cente
president obama will be there. president george w. bush, former president bush, has paid a courtesy call, along with the former first lady. and the suspect major nidal hasan is conscious and talking from his bed 120 miles away from ft. hood in san antonio. when we get more information on hasan and the investigation itself, we'll bring it to you. >>> people along the gulf coast are bracing for tropical storm ida, downgraded from a hurricane this morning. still forecast to say it could...